World Forum in
Oxford, England,
Aug. 28–Sept.
2. The forum,
co-organized by
the American
Biographical
Institute and
the International
Biographical
Center, brought
together delegates from a variety
of professions whose contributions
have broadened society and
communities around the world.
Baxter, an education expert,
presented on the effect of group
homes on mental health clients.

Baxter

Association
of America’s
Annual
American
Volunteer
contest.
Sullivan, who
was APA’s
assistant
executive
director for state advocacy from

1992–2005, has volunteered for
the Columbia, S.C., branch of
Meals on Wheels for four years.

He delivers 50 meals each week to
older homebound adults. Sullivan
also volunteers at the Howlmore
Animal Sanctuary in Columbia,
where he works with special-needs animals. Before he became
a psychologist, Sullivan served in
the Peace Corps in Korea where

Sullivan

he developed a high regard for
how Asian cultures respect the
elderly. His experience inspired him
to volunteer for Meals on Wheels
during his retirement. Sullivan won
$750 for his Meals on Wheels
branch. View his nomination video
at seniorresourcesinc.org.

; The Council of Counseling
Psychology Training Programs
presented Arthur M. Horne,
PhD, with its 2012 Lifetime
Contributions Award during APA’s
Annual Convention, Aug. 2–5 in
Orlando, Fla. Horne is dean of
the University of Georgia College
of Education and a distinguished
research professor who is widely
recognized for his work on
dysfunctional families and ways
to prevent and address bullying
and aggressive behavior among
males. In 2011, he received APA’s
Award for Lifetime Contributions to
Prevention Psychology and is the
current president of Div. 17 (Society
of Counseling Psychology).

; Colorado State University
psychology professor George
Thornton III, PhD, may become
the oldest man to swim across
the English Channel next summer.
Thornton, 72, trained and traveled
to Dover, England, to swim the
channel last July, but was unable
to swim because of two weeks of
bad weather. Thornton, an industrial-organizational psychologist, has
completed more than 90 triathlons,
including 12 Ironmen. ;

Workshops for high school teachers of psychology

; Mike Sullivan, PhD, was first
runner-up in the Meals on Wheels

Twenty-five high school teachers from around the country
participated in the eighth annual APA–Clark University Workshop for
High School Teachers on the Clark campus, July 16–18. The event is
also supported by the American Psychological Foundation.

APA’s Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools collaborated
with the university to develop the workshop, which featured
lectures on sensation and perception, the learning sciences and
adolescent sleep patterns. The workshop offered working sessions
with seasoned high school teachers on how best to engage
students. The high school teacher participants were: